N Messer, A S Prabhu, B T Miller, D M Krpata, L R A Beffa, S E Phillips, C C Petro, S M Maskal, R C Ellis, S Figueiredo, A Fafaj, M J Rosen
INTRODUCTION: Individuals diagnosed with connective tissue disorders (CTD) are known to be predisposed to incisional hernia formation. However, there is a scarcity of data on outcomes for these patients undergoing hernia repair. We sought to describe our outcomes in performing abdominal wall reconstructions in these complex patients. METHODS: Adult patients with CTD undergoing open, elective, posterior component separation with permanent synthetic mesh at our institution from January 2018 to October 2022 were queried from a prospectively collected database in the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative...
March 1, 2024: Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery